Quote of the day
I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.
Joan Blos
Born: December 9, 1928
Died: October 12, 2017 (aged 88)
Bio: Joan Winsor Blos was an American writer, teacher and advocate for children's literacy.
Known for:
- A Gathering of Days (1979)
- Old Henry (1987)
- Brooklyn Doesn't Rhyme (1994)